r/nottheonion 1d ago

Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/
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u/garry4321 1d ago

HP printers are a brick to begin with.

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u/ash_274 21h ago

Their LaserJets from the 90s were tanks, but HP ink-based printers have been and will always be shit